BISKRA- Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Abdelkader Bouazghi said Saturday that the province of Biskra has become a "reference in terms of agricultural production which annual value is amounted to DZD 240 billion."

ALGIERS- Three drug traffickers were arrested and more than forty kilogrammes of cannabis seized Thursday by Army detachments in several parts of the country, the ministry of National Defense said Friday in a statement.

ALGIERS-Eleven were arrested in Tamanrasset and Tindouf by detachments of the People’s National Army (ANP), which also seized a firearm, two all-terrain-vehicles, seven bikes and gold washing tools, announced the National Defence Ministry in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- Seven (07) smugglers were arrested Sunday in Bordj Badji Mokhtar and In Guezzam by detachments of the People’s National Army which also seized 3.5 tonnes of foodstuffs and other products for smuggling, said Monday the National Defence Ministry in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- A truck loaded with 3 tons of foodstuffs and several other products aimed for smuggling were seized Saturday in Bordj Badji Mokhtar and In Guezzam by detachments of the People’s National Army said Sunday, the ministry of national defence in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- Two drug traffickers were arrested Friday, in several regions of the country by detachments of the People’s National Army, in coordination with the units of the National Gendarmerie who also seized 35kg of cannabis resin said Saturday, the ministry of national defence in a communiqué.

CONSTANTINE- Various voter turnouts was recorded from a province to another in the East of the country since the opening, at 8:00 a.m. this Thursday, of voting centres for the renewal of People’s Municipal Assemblies (APC) and the provincial assemblies (APW) as noted by journalists of the APS.

ALGIERS-Four drug traffickers in possession of 99kg of cannabis were apprehended Wednesday by a detachment of the People’s National Army (ANP) in coordination with Customs, announced Thursday the National Defence Ministry in a communiqué.